Experimental Thursday: A Mixed Bag of Thoughts

If you notice, I don’t usually combine two categories in a post. I like separate entities to stay separated. With that in mind, I divide my blog into five big sections: Lifestyle, Health, Food, Travel, and Relationship—with every section having its own sub-sections and sub-sub-sections. (I like to organize things, and I think—I think—it shows.)

Recently, however, I’ve been thinking about how that ideology is no longer relevant. I feel like I can’t share super random things here because some are too short to post as standalone posts, while others feel too inessential.

But that changes today, I promise. I’ve decided to be more flexible and talk more about all things random. So here’s to my first (truly) random post that you’ll probably like:

1. Wednesday Season 2

I finished Season 2 of Wednesday last week and I loooved it! Jenna Ortega’s portrayal of the iconic character, along with the way all the scenes intertwined so well, left a deeper mark on me this season than the first. How could Netflix expect me to wait for two freaking years?! Be serious. I need S3 NOW.

Also, just checking: Is it weird that I found Fester Addams hilarious? I know he’s a lunatic (and very likely mentally disturbed), but I laughed out loud every time he did something unexpected. What a messed-up mood.

2. My Matcha Awakening

Last Saturday, I went out with my friend to a café called Mongsim Bakery and Coffee. I ordered its peanut butter and jelly madeleine (which had a good balance of sweetness and tartness) along with a glass of iced matcha.

Well, the order stemmed from the fact that I thought I was a matcha lover. I mean, I loved KitKat and Pocky in that flavor! And the iced matcha latte in Fami Cafe used to be my go-to order back in 2022.

But who knew it was a ruse? (Spoiler alert: I didn’t.)

It turns out that all this time, I only liked the sweet, cookie-like matcha drinks—the ones that tasted more like dessert (kind of like red velvet latte in green). But the iced matcha I ordered at the café? It was matcha matcha. Bold, earthy, grassy.

My friend, who loves real matcha, said it was good. “It’s matcha,” she told me with an incredulous look.

I, on the other hand, was shaken. It was… matcha matcha. And I didn’t like matcha matcha. That was new.

3. Roblox Obsession

I’ve gotten more obsessed with Roblox, and I’m not even embarrassed to admit it—I’ve been playing it a lot with my colleagues and boyfriend lately, so it’s just natural that I’ve become an addict. (Expect a game recommendation post in the near future. Ha!)

Confession: I just bought Robux, Roblox’s famous currency, worth IDR 36,000 (about USD 2.17) during lunchtime today and gave my avatar a thorough makeover. It doesn’t look sad and bacon-like anymore (if you know, you know). And now I can play with my friends without them getting confused by my plain default avatar.

4. Not Everyone Will Help You Back

Thankfully, I didn’t learn this the hard way.

Just a little thing about me: I’m a certified tax consultant. Even though I now work as a tax staff in a private company, I sometimes act as a free consultant when my friends need help with tax matters.

So, I have this one friend who has consulted me a few times. Since she has no tax background, it’s normal that she needs assistance in understanding tax-related things. We don’t work in the same company, so she usually just tells me the rough outline of her case, and I’ll answer as best I can.

A couple of days ago, though, I was dealing with a case that required an accounting-related legal basis. Since I have no experience in that field, I reached out to her, asking if she was familiar with a particular accounting standard given her background.

I got no response. And until this post is published, I still haven’t.

Just a thought: maybe next time I should start charging consultation fees in Robux. What do you think?

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See? Even separate entities sometimes belong in the same box. And just like my Robux purchase, I don’t regret it one bit.

If you like this post, you might also enjoy Things I Secretly Love (and Don’t Publicly Admit) and  10 Signs You’ve Officially Entered the Adulting  Zone.